Education
Ripon College Cuddesdon. Magdalene College; Saint Paul"s School.
Ripon College Cuddesdon. Magdalene College; Saint Paul"s School.
He is the current Bishop of Bedford in the Diocese of Street Albans, serving the churches of the Bedford Archdeaconry. He succeeded The Right Revd Richard Inwood who retired to the Diocese of Derby. Atkinson was consecrated by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in Street Paul"s Cathedral on Ascension Day 2012.
A Service of Welcome into the Diocese took place at Street Paul"s Church, Bedford on 19 May 2012 at which Atkinson also preached his first sermon as a bishop.
Atkinson was educated at Street Paul"s School, London, Magdalene College, Cambridge and Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was ordained in 1985 and was a curate in Abingdon.
After this he held incumbencies in Sheffield and Rotherham. Richard Atkinson Esq (1958–1985)
The Revd Richard Atkinson (c1985–2002)
The Ven Richard Atkinson (2002–2012)
The Rt Revd Richard Atkinson (2012–2015).